The Toomey v. Schwartz money race

Colby ItkowitzCall Washington Bureau

If U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who is widely known to be eyeing a run for statewide office, does wait and take on incumbent GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016, both politicians' recent campaign finance filings foreshadow a high-priced race between two seasoned fundraisers.

Schwartz did not have a competitive race in 2012 and Toomey was not up for re-election for another four years, but both raised in the ballpark of $3 million over the last two-year cycle.

As of Dec. 31, 2012, Schwartz had $3.1 million on hand and Toomey had $2 million, according to their FEC end of the year reports.

Meanwhile, Toomey's leadership political action committee, Citizens for Prosperity in America Today (or CPAT), has close to $33,000 left after donating tens of thousands of dollars to Republican candidates, including $10,000 to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Some of his more generous donations included $15,000 to Ted Cruz of Texas and $10,000 each to Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Keith Rothfus of Pennsylvania's 12th district.

Schwartz spread her leadership PAC, We The People, money more thin among nearly every Democrat running for the U.S. House and Senate. The most she gave was $10,000 to Kathy Boockvar who ran unsuccessfully to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania's 8th district.